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Summer Drinking Poses Unique And Sobering Risks

SATURDAY, July 19, 2025 — Lift a toast to summer fun but don’t let risky drinking ruin the party. Too much alcohol can be deadly in the summer heat, the Nat...

2020 to 2024 Saw Drop in Flu Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. Adults

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 -- There was an overall decrease in influenza vaccine uptake among U.S. adults from 2020 to 2024, according to a study published online...

CDC, FDA Warn of Possible Salmonella Risk From Frozen Sprouted Beans

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with public health officials in...

Fewer Opioids Being Prescribed for Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 -- From 2016 to 2022, 5.3 percent of all U.S. emergency department visits were related to low back pain, with opioid administration and...

ENDO: AI Model Integrated Into Retina Tracker IDs Diabetic Retinopathy

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) model integrated into a retina tracker for diabetic retinopathy can achieve high accuracy while being...

ENDO: Primary Aldosteronism Screening Recommended for All With Hypertension

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 -- All individuals with hypertension should be screened for primary aldosteronism (PA), according to a clinical practice guideline issued...

8 Babies Born Using New IVF Technique to Prevent Rare Genetic Diseases

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 — A new IVF technique helped eight babies in the U.K. avoid serious inherited diseases, and scientists are calling it a...

Trump Diagnosed With Common Vein Condition in the Legs

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 — President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a vein condition that affects many older adults, the White House said. Trump, 79...

FDA Approves Juul E-Cigs for Sale, Years After Ban Attempt

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 — After years of legal battles and health concerns, Juul Labs has the go-ahead to sell some of its electronic cigarettes in the...

Hispanic People Have Unexplained Higher Risk For Nerve Disorder

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 — Hispanic people are more likely to develop peripheral neuropathy than white people, and it’s not clear why, a new study has...

FDA Approves Kirsty (insulin aspart-xjhz), an Interchangeable Biosimilar to NovoLog

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., United States and BENGALURU, Karnataka, India: July 15, 2025 -- Biocon Biologics Ltd (BBL), a fully integrated global biosimilars company...

U.S. FDA Approves Kerendia (finerenone) to Treat Patients with Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ≥40% Following Priority Review

WHIPPANY, N.J., July 14, 2025 – Bayer today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kerendia (finerenone) to treat patients...

Corcept Submits New Drug Application for Relacorilant as a Treatment for Patients with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 14, 2025-- Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT), a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery...

Capricor Therapeutics Provides Regulatory Update on Deramiocel BLA for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CAPR), a biotechnology company developing transformative cell and exosome-based...

Moderna Receives Full U.S. FDA Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine, Spikevax in Children Aged 6 Months Through 11 Years at Increased Risk for COVID-19 Disease

CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the...

FDA Approves Updated Label for Lilly's Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) with New Dosing in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease

INDIANAPOLIS, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a...

FDA Approves Ekterly (sebetralstat) the First and Only Oral On-demand Treatment for Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England, July 7, 2025 (BUSINESS WIRE)--KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KALV) today announced that the U.S. Food and...

Unicycive Therapeutics Announces Receipt of Complete Response Letter for Oxylanthanum Carbonate for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Dialysis

LOS ALTOS, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (“Unicycive” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: UNCY), a...

Achieve Life Sciences Announces Submission of NDA to FDA for Cytisinicline as a Treatment of Nicotine Dependence for Smoking Cessation

SEATTLE and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHV), a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical...

Aldeyra Therapeutics Resubmits Reproxalap New Drug Application for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 17, 2025-- Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALDX) (Aldeyra), a biotechnology company devoted to discovering and...

Update on CARES Phase III Clinical Programme of Anselamimab in Light Chain Amyloidosis

16 July 2025 -- High-level results from the Cardiac Amyloid Reaching for Extended Survival (CARES) Phase III clinical programme showed that anselamimab, a...

Adagene Announces Regulatory Update on Clinical Development Plan for Muzastotug in Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer Following Productive Type B (End of Phase 1) Meeting with FDA

SAN DIEGO and SUZHOU, China, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adagene Inc. (“Adagene or the Company”) (Nasdaq: ADAG), a company transforming the...

Shorla Oncology Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for SH-110 to Treat Rare Brain Cancer Using Oral Liquid

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- July 15, 2025 -- Shorla Oncology (‘Shorla’), a U.S.-Ireland specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today...

Takeda Announces Positive Results from Two Pivotal Phase 3 Studies of Oveporexton (TAK-861) in Narcolepsy Type 1

OSAKA, Japan and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 14, 2025 – Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that all primary and secondary endpoints were met...

Merck to Initiate Phase 3 Trials for Investigational Once-Monthly HIV Prevention Pill MK-8527

In collaboration with the Gates Foundation, Merck advances MK-8527 pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) clinical trials globally RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS...

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